Mark Sherwin Inch[5][6] is a retired United States Army major general who served as the 9th Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons of the United States. He resigned from that position on May 18, 2018.[7]
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions named Inch to head the Federal Bureau of Prisons in the Department of Justice (DOJ) on August 1, 2017. Inch, who also holds degrees in geography and archaeology, had supervised prisons of the United States Army for two years.[8] Inch assumed office as Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons on September 18, 2017.[9] On January 3, 2019, Governor-elect Ron DeSantis of Florida announced that Inch would head the Florida Department of Corrections. On May 2, 2019, Inch was confirmed by the Florida Senate as the Secretary of Corrections. November 19, 2021 Inch announced his retirement and was replaced by Deputy Secretary Ricky D. Dixon.
Education
- U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Master's Degree, Military Operational Art and Science/Studies, 2004 – 2005
- University of Texas at Austin, Master's Degree, Geography (Regional Concentration: Middle East/Africa), (1992),[10] Thesis: Decision-making and the implementation of security land use policies : a case study of Iraq[11] – Summer 1990 to Summer 1992.[12]
- Wheaton College, Bachelor's Degree, Biblical Archaeology, 1978 – 1982[13]
References
- ^ "University of Texas Degree Verification".
- ^ "University of Texas Thesis Catalog".
- ^ Search for "Inch, Mark" as alumnus at University of Texas alumni website
- ^ Thunder Rolls, 2017–2018 Newsletter. Page 3
- ^ Wallechinsky D., Straehley S. Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons: Who Is Mark Inch? AllGov, Wednesday, August 30, 2017]
- ^ Search for "Inch, Mark" as alumnus at University of Texas alumni website
- ^ Ivory, Danielle (18 May 2018). "Director of Bureau of Prisons Steps Down". New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ LinkedIn profile for Mark S. Inch
- ^ "Mark S. Inch". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ "University of Texas Degree Verification".
- ^ "University of Texas Thesis Catalog".
- ^ Search for "Inch, Mark" as alumnus at University of Texas alumni website
- ^ Thunder Rolls, 2017–2018 Newsletter. Page 3